30 Ton Brake Van

[Kirley]

On the other site Whesty promised us a 30 Ton Brake Van for the Bangor Show -they seeked him here they seeked him there but no sign of Whesty anywhere - maybe it's tomorrow (Sun) he is coming. Please let us know Whesty?

[Broithe]

Not long ago he posted this :-

 

Wow, Loughrea kooks the biz, would have loved to have made it up, maybe next time!

 

It looks like he might not make it..

[Flying Scotsman 4472]

He wasn't there either today a bit disappointed really as I wanted to get one of his brake vans

[Broithe]

I thought that I remembered him saying that something had come up, but I couldn't find it anywhere..

 

He'll be along with a note from his Mum soon, I'm sure.

[Weshty]

Sorry lads, stock not ready just couldn't make the trip.

 

I have donor chassis and the brass etches on order so should have stock in the next 10 days. The van will cost 30 +2 p&p irrespective of location address (England, Scotland, Wales, NI, Republic etc.......) so send on your paypal, cheques etc. etc and we'll see you right.

[heirflick]

des, whats the postage on 2 or more?

[Weshty]

I'll keep it at 2 for ye..

[Flying Scotsman 4472]

Des do we put our order and payment in now or wait till you give us the go ahead

[Weshty]

Hi Anthony,

 

Fire on the payment and I will advise and send on when ready. I have an estimated time of availability of the 8th of May.

[WRENNEIRE]

Saw this on Georges site this afternoon

 

http://irishscalemodeller.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=44&t=23

[skinner75]

Hi Des,

 

Just checking if you have an order for two of the kits with the chassis from me? Name is Andrew Skinner - I sent you an email a couple of weeks back, and also posted a message on the old yuku site asking if you got the email. It's just I can't see that I made a payment to you with Paypal looking through my paypal history.

 

cheers,

Andy

[Weshty]

Hi Andy,

 

I have checked Paypal and can't see any payment from you in the last three months.

 

Regards

Des

[heirflick]

I'll keep it at 2 for ye..

 

2 ordered des, and dosh sent! if i can manage to get them constructed, i will order a further 2:)

[skinner75]

Hi Des,

 

Paypal payment sent now for two of these excellent looking kits!

 

cheers!

 

Andy

[jhb171achill]

Wow! Selwyn Johnston (Headhunters / Enniskillen Railway Museum) would be VERY interested in that.

[waffles]

Saw this on Georges site this afternoon

 

http://irishscalemodeller.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=44&t=23

 

Good post well worth looking at but which bits of the kit were missing or was hejust expecting more bits .

the photos are great and useful . made my mind up i want one now

[Weshty]

Good post well worth looking at but which bits of the kit were missing or was hejust expecting more bits .

the photos are great and useful . made my mind up i want one now

 

Hi Waffles,

The four veranda-end t-bars are not in the etch, but can be fashioned from the 1mm wide struts holding the etched parts together. The parts George is talking about were the transfers, glazing and styrene roof which I sent on two days after sending the main kit.

 

 

Regards

Weshty

[enniscorthyman]

Just wondering guys that these vans had a small chimney

On the roof for the stove inside.a bit of brass tube would do

For this.

[waffles]

Hi Waffles,

The four veranda-end t-bars are not in the etch, but can be fashioned from the 1mm wide struts holding the etched parts together. The parts George is talking about were the transfers, glazing and styrene roof which I sent on two days after sending the main kit.

 

 

Regards

Weshty

 

Cheers just wanted to know as the kit look good and the end result is amazing

[Georgeconna]

Hi Lads,

 

New site looks good boys, Hope it lasts a bit longer this time.

 

Heres the lastest pic of the Brake van, Its all soldered construction and took a wee bit more time than I expected.

 

I have not progressed much further as I have exams in June and pressure is on ( thank Christ that will be over and one with then except for a project for August ), Just really need to start to finish off the painting of the model and she's done.

 

It's a credit to Des and the thought he put into the ease of contruction. There were 2 Step hangars missing from the etch but it was no big deal to scratch build them from spare brass (I thought I had lost them and spent a while looking about for them!!), I used a brass roof and I need to put on the rain steps, Handrails and Chimney.

 

 

 

More pics of the etch n stuff on this link if your interested: http://irishscalemodeller.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=44&t=23

 

Also just like the Clarify that the Scale Modeller site is not mine nor set up by me, I have not got time to scratch my behind not to mind looking after a forum!!!

 

Cheers

 

G

[BosKonay]

Absolutely stunning George!!! Looks amazing!

 

(& welcome to the site!! great to have you here!!!)

[Guest hidden-agenda]

Full credit to weshty i cant wait to get mine.

[enniscorthyman]

Great to see you here George-and nice job on the van.

[railtec-transfers]

Looks fantastic George. When the time comes for decals, feel free to get in touch as we've done a few bits of 20t and 30t examples before. We do a ton of Irish work, not least for the unstoppable Anthony who many of you I'm sure know (in fact we're his sole supplier). Just look at his workbench for examples of what we can do :>)

[Georgeconna]

Steve,

 

Thanks, Des supplies decals with the kits so theres no need for extra expenditure!!

 

BTW You posted a few bits to me the other week!!

 

Cheers

 

George

[RedRich]

Welcome aboard George. I had meant to give you a ring to let you know about the new group but other things got in the way, anyway it's great to have you here mate and the brake van looks fantastic.

 

Rich,

[Georgeconna]

Cheers Rich, Not doing much these days, gotta get the study done and then trains later, Thought I'd have the van done in about 4 hours. Wrong!!

 

Hopefully i'll get into the full swing of things once June is gone

 

Take it handy

 

G

[Flying Scotsman 4472]

Looks fantastic George. When the time comes for decals, feel free to get in touch as we've done a few bits of 20t and 30t examples before. We do a ton of Irish work, not least for the unstoppable Anthony who many of you I'm sure know (in fact we're his sole supplier). Just look at his workbench for examples of what we can do :>)

 

 

 

Welcome to the board Steve

[railtec-transfers]

BTW You posted a few bits to me the other week!!

George

 

Ah, I hadn't realised it was your good self George; what a small world this is! Hope you were no less than delighted with your numerous purchases.

[enniscorthyman]

Just got my van finished,and will post up more photos in My Workbench.

[scahalane]

George, always a pleasure to see your work, top class as always.

Eamonn fantastic paint job, really brings it to life.

[ttc0169]

Well done George and Eamonn-you certainly done a great job on those brake vans.